IPL playerAustralia2008 to 2013
Adam Gilchrist
On scorecards: AC Gilchrist · Right-hand bat
Adam Gilchrist, a wicketkeeper-batter, played six IPL seasons for two franchises. One title came along the way, as captain.
The arrival
Adam Gilchrist arrived through the auction: Deccan Chargers paid ₹2.80 cr (US$700k), against a base price of ₹1.20 cr, at the very first IPL auction.
That first season brought 14 matches and 436 runs.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2009, for Deccan Chargers: 495 runs at an average of 30.9, striking at 152.3 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 116.9, with 3 fifties, and a highest score of 85. Deccan Chargers won the title that year. It came in a season as captain. There were two seasons of 400 runs or more in all (2008 and 2009).
Franchise by franchise
2008 to 2010, Deccan Chargers. Bought at the 2008 auction for ₹2.80 cr. 46 matches and 1,220 runs; captain in 2008, 2009 and 2010; champions in 2009.
2011 to 2013, Kings XI Punjab. Bought at the 2011 auction for ₹4.05 cr. 34 matches, 849 runs and 1 wicket; captain in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
2 spells with two franchises in all. The longest was with Deccan Chargers, 2008 to 2010.
How the runs came
Across the career, Adam Gilchrist struck at 138.4. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 122.9, so Adam Gilchrist scored about 15 runs per hundred balls faster than the typical batter of the time. 73% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 239 fours and 92 sixes.
The ball-by-ball record adds the detail. 45% of the balls Adam Gilchrist faced were dot balls, a higher share than 96% of the 140 batters who have faced 500 balls or more in the IPL. A six came every 16.3 balls, and a four every 6.3.
The fielding record: 51 catches, 20 run-outs and 16 stumpings, the stumpings a reminder of the gloves.
At the auction
Adam Gilchrist went under the hammer twice. The highest price was ₹4.05 cr (US$900k), paid by Kings XI Punjab in 2011.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Adam Gilchrist made 80 IPL appearances, the last for Kings XI Punjab in 2013, and won 7 player-of-the-match awards.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Deccan Chargers | 14 | 436 | 109* | 33.5 | 137.1 | 3/1 | – | – | – | 7 | 2 | Captain |
| 2009 | Deccan Chargers | 16 | 495 | 85 | 30.9 | 152.3 | 3/0 | – | – | – | 18 | 2 | Captain, Champions |
| 2010 | Deccan Chargers | 16 | 289 | 54 | 18.1 | 156.2 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 13 | Captain | |
| 2011 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 383 | 106 | 27.4 | 129.8 | 2/1 | – | – | – | 12 | 1 | Captain |
| 2012 | Kings XI Punjab | 7 | 172 | 64* | 34.4 | 120.3 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | Captain |
| 2013 | Kings XI Punjab | 13 | 294 | 85* | 24.5 | 128.4 | 1/0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1/0 | 12 | 1 | Captain |
Franchise journey
- Deccan Chargers: 2008 to 2010
- Kings XI Punjab: 2011 to 2013
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 45% |
| Balls per four | 6.3 |
| Balls per six | 16.3 |
| Dot balls bowled | 100% |
| Balls per wicket | 1 |
| Catches | 51 |
| Run-outs | 20 |
| Stumpings | 16 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Set A | ₹1.20 cr | Sold to Deccan Chargers for ₹2.80 cr (US$700k) |
| 2011 | – | ₹1.80 cr | Sold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹4.05 cr (US$900k) |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet